Back at Mobile World Congress, Mozilla announced that it would be making Africa a major focus for its open-source Firefox OS Smartphone. The company has begun shipping phones to countries like Senegal and Madagascar with its Orange Klif, a 3G phone that runs on Orange’s mobile network. Firefox smartphone is also available in South Africa and the company has plans to continue its international push in the coming months.
Mozilla said in a blog post. “Firefox OS smartphones aren’t meant to stand up against iPhones or flagship Android devices.” The company’s aim is to get these devices in the hands of people who’ve never owned a smartphone.
We’ll just have to see how well Firefox phones will do with Android devices leading the African market.
